He is married to Akshata Murthy, who is from India and is worth an estimated $1.3 billion due to shares in her father’s company, Infosys. As she is an Indian citizen, she was able to claim non-domiciled status in the UK and avoid paying millions of pounds in tax. This continued even while her husband was imposing taxes on the rest of the country.
Sunak himself also took advantage of loopholes to enjoy overseas benefits. He held an American permanent residence card for almost two years, even when serving as a Cabinet member in the British government. Commonly known as a “green card”, to get one he would have had to declare he had the intention to eventually become a US citizen.
Even when the scandals around his financial affairs were revealed, Sunak was able to hold on to his government job. He only quit right before Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under pressure to resign, and ran for his former boss’ job as soon as he could. While the above actions of Sunak and his wife were technically legal, he was confirmed to have broken the law, namely the COVID-19 rules, in May 2024. The Metropolitan Police slapped him with a fine for partying while the country was on lockdown.